This is our bread and butter. Our great relationships with Local Government partners means we are able to work with them to find a solution that everyone is happy with.

We are usually brought in at the start of a project in order to build a team of experts to put a planning application together and present the proposals in the best possible light. When we are ready, we will submit the application and work closely with officers and key stakeholders during the full process, including presenting to planning committees.

In the rare cases when planning permission is refused, we will lead on the Appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, including providing lead evidence at hearings and inquiries when necessary.

We have a background in working with leading architects to help secure consent for innovative designs.

We have a instinctive appreciation for good design, and find it easy to pass on our enthusiasm for architecturally-led projects to others.

Our robustly contextual approach to understanding the special qualities of a place means that we are able to play a central role in the design team, and this helps to secure better outcomes.

We believe planning has a vital role to play in helping us to face the challenges of the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

We work with leading sustainability professionals, including accredited Passivhaus Designers to deliver buildings which use the minimum amount of energy to make and use. Often, the existing building is the most sustainable building and we are skilled in finding creative new uses for buildings that might have otherwise reached the end of the road.

We are often asked to assess the feasibility of projects at the very earliest stage. We will carry out in-depth research into the place and use our experience to identify opportunities that others might have missed.

Not all sites present an immediate development opportunity, and sometimes the best thing is to be told this straight. We pride ourselves on being able to give honest advice, even if this isn’t what people want to hear.

At the same time, we have an excellent track record of finding creative solutions to planning problems, and our planning appraisals will provide a series of recommendations about how to tackle these.

We have been leading the way with Whole Estate Plans for years, acting for a range of public, private and institutional landowners.

Whole Estate Plans offer a way of communicating the social and envirionmental benefits of best practice land management, and in so doing frame individual projects as part of that wider picture.

Whole Estate Plans will often be a material consideration when planning applications are decided, and this helps to achieve results that might otherwise be more difficult.

We are used to working in some of the most sensitive locations in London and the South of England. This means we have become expert in dealing with listed buildings, conservation areas and other elements of the historic environment.

We are able to produce Heritage Statements for most projects, and help devise a plan for how to successfully adapt our most important buildings and places.

From small family farms to large institutional landowners, we pride ourselves on being able to offer a tailored service to help achieve your objectives.

We are trusted advisors, and our focus on building long term relationships means we are able to bring landowners, officers and local stakeholders together to achieve results that all can be happy with.

We also help landowners with their planning strategies, including through producing Whole Estate Plans.

We work with ambitious and creative small and medium sized house builders and developers, and enjoy helping them grow their businesses. What unites us is a commitment to delivering well designed places that lead the pack in terms of environmental sustainability - but we never forget that even the very best developments need to be commercially viable.

We are skilled in helping to identify creative solutions that add real value, and then work in partnership to make them happen.

We regularly work with Councils and Registered Providers to help identify and deliver opportunities for new affordable housing led schemes. This includes reviews of existing stock to find opportunities for sensitive densification, as well as acting as lead consultant through the planning stages for the development of new homes on brownfield and greenfield sites.

We know that many people find the planning system difficult to engage with, and we enjoy helping householders navigate their projects through planning. This often includes listed buildings and houses located in the National Parks, where obtaining planning permission can be even more of a challenge to the uninitiated.

We do our best to keep things simple and easy to understand, whilst working as hard as we can to help.